RE ARELLANO RONALDO GONZAGA

[2025] HKCA 484 Court of Appeal 4 June 2025 • CACV529/2024 • 6 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 484, Court of Appeal, decided 4 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Barma Coram Lisa Wong Coram

Parties (1)

Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga Applicant

Case Significance

Re Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga [2025] HKCA 484 concerned an appeal raised under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance decision in Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3124. The Court of Appeal referred to its earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524, [2019] HKCA 1022, [2018] HKCA 14, [2018] HKCA 160, [2018] HKCA 152, [2018] HKCA 162, [2018] HKCA 163, and [2013] 1 HKC 526, before holding: "we dismiss the appeal accordingly." The decision was later cited in Re Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga [2026] HKCA 463.

Summary

Non-refoulement case in the Court of Appeal involving an unrepresented applicant who sought to challenge the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing their non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found no error in the judge's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga [2025] HKCA 484?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding "we dismiss the appeal accordingly," following the first-instance ruling in Arellano Ronaldo Gonzaga v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3124.